Lamentation over the Dead Christ (detail)
Italian Renaissance
1502- Renaissance
Museo Diocesano
Luca Signorelli (1450 – 1523)
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About this artwork
- Title: Lamentation over the Dead Christ (detail)
- Artist: Luca Signorelli
- Year: 1502
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo Diocesano
- Movement: Italian Renaissance
- Period: Renaissance
- Purpose: Mood
- Keywords: lamentation of christ, solemn atmosphere, somber mourning
Quick Facts
- Artist: Luca Signorelli
- Subject or theme: Religious mourning of Jesus Christ
- Notable elements or techniques: Foreshortening and chiaroscuro
- Artistic style: Italian Renaissance
- Year: 1502
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